Expositional Bible preaching from the First Baptist Church in Sherman, New York
Paul wanted the Philippians to share his perspective on bad circumstances and bad people so that the gospel may continue to advance. We must learn to see our circumstances with a gospel…
Paul's relationship with the Philippians shaped the way he prayed for them, and his prayers for them deepened his relationship with them. (Text: Philippians 1:3-11)
Paul's blessing of Grace and Peace reminds believers of their standing with God and with Christ's Church. (Text: Philippians 1:2)
Paul writes as the servant of Jesus Christ to the saints in Christ of the church in Philippi. (Text: Philippians 1:1)
Jesus is the glorious, grace-giving God-man. In Jesus Christ, we experience the presence of God, see the glory of God, receive the grace of God, and know God himself. (Text: John 1:14-1…
Jesus is the life-giving Light. We must believe in him, walk in his light, and take heart because of his promises. (Text: John 1:4-13)
When we think of Christmas, we must think of the birth of Jesus, the Eternal Logos, who is separate from yet equal with God and is the Creator of all things. (Text: John 1:1-3)
God sovereignly and mercifully vindicated and blessed Job. He has given us the Spirit to vindicate/assure us and every spiritual blessing in Christ. (Text: Job 42;7-17)
God alone is able and worthy of ruling the universe as he chooses. (Text: Job 38:1-42:6)
God uses suffering to speak to us, warn us, and teach us. Suffering is not always punishment for sin; for the sinner, it may be redemptive, and for the Christian, it is sanctifying. (Te…
In times of suffering and questioning, we must do what we know is right and trust God to do what is right. (Text: Job 27-28)
Both Bildad and Job offer hymns about the power and wisdom of God. Although Bildad’s hymn proclaims the purity and holiness of God and the depravity of man, it fails to acknowledge the …
We cannot understand God’s ways and must learn to trust him. (Text: Job 22-24)
Both good and bad will have their day of reckoning. God executes justice differently than we do, but assuredly better than we do. (Text: Job 20-21)
Job desired that one who is equal with God would argue his case before God to vindicate him. New Testament believers with fuller revelation can know that Jesus Christ is the Advocate w…
Although Job believes the same things as his unsympathetic friends, his experience is testing the flaws in his understanding of God. Job starts to see things differently than his friend…
We desperately desire to understand all that is going on in our life and world. We want God to fit into the box of our understanding and to meet our standards of justice, fairness, and …
Eliphaz believed that Job is suffering because of his sin. His is advice is that Job submit to God's discipline and quickly be restored his blessings. (Text: Job 4-7)
Though unknown to us, we can trust in God's divine plan even in suffering. (Text: Job 2-3)